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Of late, there has been a renaissance of interest in identification and management of hypogonadism in older men.
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The FDA has approved the combination of dutasteride (DUT) and tamsulosin (TAM) in a single capsule. Dutasteride is a 5-a reductase inhibitor and tamsulosin is an a-adrenergic antagonist. The combination is marketed by GlaxoSmithKline as Jalyn™.
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Use of simply obtained historical, physical, and laboratory data can distinguish gout from other forms of arthritis in many patients and avoid joint aspiration.
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Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of incident heart failure in community-dwelling middle-aged and older men, but not in women.
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In a large, well-designed observational study of patients with COPD, treatment with β-blockers during a mean follow-up period of 7.2 years was found not only to reduce the risk of exacerbations, but also to improve survival.
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The health care system benefits when unnecessary hospital admissions are avoided, and sometimes the best place to impact that trend is by focusing discharge services on the hospital emergency department (ED), an expert says.
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A systemwide initiative that coordinates care across the continuum for heart failure patients has reduced the 30-day readmission rate for the North Shore-LIJ health system.
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When Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City began looking at implementing palliative care and end-of-life services, the case management department was the appropriate place to start, says Anita Bell, RN, MEd CHPN, palliative care coordinator at the 508-bed facility.
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The inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) final rule, issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on July 30 makes it clear that the health care agency expects hospitals to do more with less reimbursement.